A wealthy merchant was poisoned at a banquet. Four guests drank identical glasses of wine from the same bottle. The merchant died, but the other three survived. How is this possible?
The poison was in the food
Since all four drank the exact same wine from the same bottle and only the merchant died, the fatal substance must have been consumed elsewhere, such as in the food.
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